Where does “incorruption” come from?
Incorruption comes from French incorruption, from Latin incorruptus, the past participle of incorrumpere, formed from com- meaning "together" and corrumpere meaning "to break or spoil."
incorruption (English): The state of being incorrupt
Definitions
- The state of being incorrupt
Ancestry of “incorruption”, step by step
incorruption traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English corruption
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corruption | The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity,... |
| 2 | French | corruption | corruption act of corrupting |
| 3 | Old French | corruption | corruption state of being corrupted |
| 4 | Latin | corruptiō | corruption |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |